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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?
(a) Upper east side.
(b) Upper west side.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Midtown.

2. What does Amir say his mother said about white women?
(a) That they have no respect.
(b) That they don’t know their own minds.
(c) That they are not good wives.
(d) That they are all insecure.

3. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?
(a) Because he does not want her to hate him.
(b) Because his story about Rivkah brings up too much emotion in him.
(c) Because it was always too hard to explain why Rivkah was so important.
(d) Because he does not want her to hate his mother.

4. What does Emily say the pillars and arches in Cordoba almost made Amir want to do?
(a) Move home to Pakistan.
(b) Renounce America.
(c) Pray.
(d) Convert.

5. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Philosophical reasoning.
(c) Self-loathing.
(d) Visceral disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?

2. What season is Scene One set in?

3. By what name does Amir call Abe?

4. What is Amir concerned about, in the depiction of his testimony in support of Imam Fareed?

5. Why was the waiter “a dick” to Amir and Emily (7)?

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